ὠφέλεια

See also: ωφέλεια

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰel-, cognate with Old Armenian աւելի (aweli) [1][2][3]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὠφέλειᾰ (ōphéleia) f (genitive ὠφελείᾱς); first declension

  1. help, aid, succour (especially in war)
  2. profit, advantage, benefit
    1. source of gain or profit, service
    2. (and especially) gain made in war, spoil, booty

Declension

Descendants

  • English: noophelia
  • Greek: ωφέλεια (oféleia)
  • Italian: Ofelia

References

  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 40–41
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ὠφέλεια”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 11
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